24: Chapter 24 Awaken, Dragon!

"It is rumored that Sword Immortal Li once achieved Ascension to the Upper Realm. Whether it is true or not, his strength is beyond doubt; it is comparable to a True Immortal!"

"I also heard that Sword Immortal Li only achieved Ascension after comprehending thirty thousand Sword Intents."

"But why did he return to the Lower Realm?"

"Never mind that. Now he is certainly capable of dealing with The Demoness."

"It seems that the item for Ascension is within reach..."

A group of Cultivators at the Soul Transformation Stage and Void Refining Stage swallowed their saliva secretly, their gazes looking greedily at the woman in red...

After Sword Immortal Li saved Old Ancestor Bing, he stood with his hands behind his back, his figure looking quite dashing. A strand of white hair hung by his temple, and his young, enchanting face carried a hint of sickly pallor. His eyes stared at Ji Yao as he said slowly:

"This Sword Immortal has taken a liking to your spinal marrow fluid. If you allow your Primordial Spirit to leave your body now and surrender your body, this Sword Immortal might spare your life..."

Hearing this, all the Human Race Cultivators present, including Old Ancestor Bing, were shocked.

Was Sword Immortal Li actually being so blunt?

They had previously made things difficult for this Phoenix Clan woman under the guise of wanting to seize her Cultivation Technique and Magic Treasure. Now that Sword Immortal Li was being so straightforward, it seemed he was ninety percent certain of victory.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, and she flapped her nine wings, circling up into the high sky.

She was not trying to fly away, but preparing to fight...

Her lover was still here; how could she leave him behind and go away alone...

Although Sword Immortal Li was a Loose Immortal who had comprehended thirty thousand Sword Intents and possessed strength comparable to a True Immortal, she was not without the power to fight back...

"What? You really overestimate yourself..."

Sword Immortal Li had a smug smile on his lips. With a flick of his finger, three thousand Sword Intents condensed around him. These Sword Intents were like giant icy swords, suspended in the air with him at the center, like a crossbow ready to fire.

"You have only just grown your nine wings, and your cultivation is only slightly higher than the Mahayana Stage, not even reaching the level of a Pseudo-Immortal. This Sword Immortal is at the True Immortal realm. I can kill you here with just one move. Could it be... you really intend to fight the inevitable like a mantis trying to stop a chariot?"

The woman's phoenix eyes were filled with malice as she said coldly: "If you want to fight, then fight! Why waste words!!"

"Good, good, good, good!"

After a cold laugh, Sword Immortal Li's expression changed abruptly. A cold wind suddenly rose, blowing across his face. On his enchanting face, his silver hair danced, and as his finger seals shifted, his expression became hideous...

"You brought this upon yourself... you cannot blame this Sword Immortal!!"

As the speed of his finger seals increased, within a few short breaths, the Sword Intent around Sword Immortal Li expanded from three thousand to thirty thousand...

Any one of these thirty thousand Sword Intents could easily kill a powerhouse above the Soul Transformation Stage.

Sword Immortal Li refined these thirty thousand Sword Intents, gradually condensing them into a terrifying, mountain-like, towering giant sword. Then, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and roared loudly:

"I have one sword that can tear through the Nine Underworlds, level the four seas, and slay devils... Sword, come!!!"

Following the cry of "Sword, come!!!", among the top Human Race Cultivators present, every person whose weapon was a sword saw their sword leave their original owner. After a burst of trembling, the swords flew out of their scabbards and flew at high speed into the high sky, merging into that towering Sword Intent...

More and more Flying Swords flew in from all directions, some from a thousand miles away, all flying to Sword Immortal Li and merging into that towering Sword Intent...

Gradually, that massive Sword Intent solidified, becoming a sharp giant sword shining with light...

...

...

At the bottom of the ten-thousand-foot abyss.

Su Fan was chanting some strange syllables at the white dragon, which looked like a giant ice sculpture.

Suddenly, at this moment, the azure fire underworld sword and the green steel sword in his Storage Pouch broke free from their restraints and flew out, shooting straight into the clouds, flying to Sword Immortal Li's side, and merging into that towering giant sword...

Although he did not know exactly what was happening above, Su Fan already realized that the situation must be unfavorable for his wife...

He concentrated, closed his eyes, and stared again at the dragon's closed eyes. The scales there flashed with cold light. Even though the giant white dragon was coiled up, its massive body was still extremely terrifying.

Overcoming the horror in his heart, he seemed to have finally comprehended the pronunciation of all the syllables, combined them into a sentence, and then, standing straight, piously shouted an ancient language—

"Wake up, Dragon!"

...

A brief silence.

Then, after a few seconds, crack, crack!

It was the sound of ice cracking!

With the movement of a pair of giant eyeballs, the massive white dragon's head slowly lifted, and its hundred-zhang-long, mountain-like body wriggled along with it.

The scales rubbed against each other, making a sound like metal colliding; each one was the size of a millstone.

The breath exhaled from the dragon's nose turned into substance, like a surging storm, instantly crushing the huge chunks of ice all over its body...

It stretched its mountain-like giant claws, and the surrounding boulders fell with a rustle.

"Roar!!"

A low dragon roar came from the giant dragon's throat, shaking the surrounding space violently.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if the wind and clouds changed color because of it...

...

Above the wilderness.

"Sword, come!!!"

After Sword Immortal Li solidified that towering Sword Intent, he slowly slashed it down towards Ji Yao's position.

This sword strike, not to mention a Supreme of the human world at the Mahayana Stage, even someone as strong as a Loose Immortal or a Pseudo-Immortal could not withstand it. Even a True Immortal would need to use the power of Law to deal with it.

And Ji Yao had only just grown her ninth wing. Although she could reach the Nine Heavens, her cultivation could never have reached the True Immortal realm...

Therefore, with this sword strike, Ji Yao would surely die...

Unless she used her Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body now, escaped from her physical body, and fled far away, there might still be time...

Ji Yao looked at the giant sword that had locked onto her. She also knew that with her own cultivation, responding to it might lead to her death, but she had unleashed her Lifebound Treasure; it was not as if she had no chance to escape...

But, her husband...

Thinking of this, she bit her silver teeth and decided to risk a fight.

Only by winning could she keep Su Fan safe.

Even if she died, she had to protect him...

...

"Ugh... Pfft!"

The woman fell heavily, spat a mouthful of blood onto the snow, her lips stained red, her face beautiful but sorrowful, struggling in the snow.

"You Demoness, to be able to withstand my thirty thousand Sword Intents, accumulated over a thousand years, with your Spiritual Root intact and your Primordial Spirit intact, only your body injured and your cultivation damaged—you are truly not to be underestimated!"

Sword Immortal Li's face was solemn as he stepped through the Void Realm, looking at the injured Ji Yao, and said slowly.

The surrounding Cultivators were all stunned.

Such a great battle was the most shocking one they had ever seen in their lives.

They didn't expect that the towering giant sword was actually the Sword Intent that Sword Immortal Li had accumulated for a thousand years. No wonder it was so terrifying; everything within ten miles had been razed to the ground.

...

"Demoness, you have slaughtered countless of our Human Race Cultivators. The Heavenly Dao has its Reincarnation, and now..."

Sword Immortal Li floated, walking slowly through the void with his hands behind his back, a cold smile on his lips.

"...it is time for you to pay with your life."

Ji Yao glanced at the hillside, as if thinking about something.

Sword Immortal Li watched her, a sneer on his lips:

"You are already seriously injured. Even if you want to leave, you cannot escape..."

Ji Yao slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and clenched her fists.

She thought, "Husband, I will perish together with these people. You must live well!"

When she opened her eyes, her phoenix eyes revealed infinite reluctance...

Just at the moment she was prepared to self-destruct.

"Roar!"

A loud noise came from deep within the cliff.

"Dragon... a dragon roar?"

Hearing this loud noise, all the Human Race Cultivators present changed their expressions.

Even Sword Immortal Li had a solemn expression.

"How could there be a dragon here? Judging by the sound, is it a True Dragon?"

"Aren't True Dragons only found in the Upper Realm?"

"Is there actually a True Dragon hiding down here?"

The Cultivators chattered and discussed.

They also didn't know why this True Dragon was down here.

Why did it suddenly let out a dragon roar?

Just as everyone was looking at each other in dismay, they saw a white giant dragon about a hundred zhang long soar into the sky in the blink of an eye!!

Its huge tail swept across the sky, stirring the heavens and earth, which was incredibly shocking!

The whistling sound of breaking wind made people's breathing rapid.

The huge Spiritual power pressure forced everyone to their knees, and even Sword Immortal Li's legs bent involuntarily.

"This is... a True Immortal, no... White Dragon Immortal Lord?"

The muscles on Sword Immortal Li's face twitched as if blown by the wind, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Is this the White Dragon Immortal Lord from the Upper Realm? Why is it here?"

Hearing Sword Immortal Li's words, all the Cultivators were terrified. The White Dragon Immortal Lord from the Upper Realm had actually appeared at the bottom of this abyss?

If the battle between Sword Immortal Li and The Demoness had already shocked them, this scene was truly enough to scare them into wetting their pants...

...

And just as everyone was terrified, Su Fan sat on the dragon's back and pointed at Sword Immortal Li and the others, spitting out ancient syllables: "Dragon Breath!!"

As if it suddenly understood the command, the white dragon suddenly spat a stream of ice-blue flames at Sword Immortal Li and the others...

"Ah!!!"

A Cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm was instantly turned into ashes.

Sword Immortal Li frowned, then rose to defend, looked at Su Fan, and asked the crowd: "Who is this kid?"

"His name is Su Fan, and he is The Demoness's lover."

Old Ancestor Bing said to Sword Immortal Li.

Sword Immortal Li looked at Ji Yao and asked in confusion: "A mere Foundation Establishment cultivation, and you still fancy him?"

"*Cough, cough*..."

Ji Yao coughed up blood, but there was a smile on her face, and she said: "My husband can ride a dragon, can you?"

Sword Immortal Li laughed, saying: "I cannot ride a dragon, but I can see that this white dragon cannot speak human words. It is not the White Dragon Immortal Lord from the Upper Realm, but a wild dragon from who knows where... I thought your lover had established a connection with the White Dragon Immortal Lord, and I was afraid to make a move. If it is just a wild dragon, then I can safely and boldly kill your lover..."

After speaking, Sword Immortal Li rose into the air, his fingers flying as he continuously performed finger seals.

Only to see streaks of Sword Intent attacking the white dragon and Su Fan...

"Three Thousand Sword Intents!"

"Kill!"

"Die for this Sword Immortal!!!"

"Ah!!! No!!!"

Ji Yao flew to block, but it was too late...